Palettes / Colors / #AD052D

#AD052D — Vivid Red

#AD052D is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #AD052D when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AD052D is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #05AD86; it also sits naturally between #AD0580 and #AD3205. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 2% · Blue 18%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 97% · Yellow 74% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AD052D

.text { color: #AD052D; }
.background { background-color: #AD052D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AD052D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(173, 5, 45); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(346, 94%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AD052D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(173, 5, 45, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AD052D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(173, 5, 45, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AD052D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AD052D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #05AD86:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AD052D: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AD052D

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AD052D looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AD052D rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #AD052D?

#AD052D is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 173, 5, 45). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AD052D?

#AD052D is RGB 173, 5, 45 — HSL 346°, 94%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 97%, 74%, 32%.

What colors go with #AD052D?

Its complement is #05AD86; analogous partners are #AD0580 and #AD3205. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AD052D for text?

White text on #AD052D has a contrast ratio of 7.40:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.84:1.